greenstick
Incomplete bone crack
A greenstick fracture is a bone break in which the bone bends and cracks but doesn't break completely through—like a fresh twig that splinters on one side while staying intact on the other.
These fractures occur most often in children, whose bones are softer and more flexible than adult bones.
Hard skeletal tissue
- pediatricRelating to child medicine
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- bendCurve or flex
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
cast · radiology · orthopedic · healing · growth plate · immobilization · trauma · fall
bone
Hard skeletal tissue
- pediatricRelating to child medicine
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- bendCurve or flex
splint · cast · radiology · orthopedic · healing · growth plate · immobilization · trauma · fall · childhood
bendable
Able to curve
whippy · sapling · twig · branch · green wood · pliable · yielding · resilient · limber
greenstickclean break
Complete, uncomplicated severance
compound fracture · spiral fracture · simple fracture · shattered · snapped
- greenstick fractureBone cracks but stays together
greens, greenhouse, greenery, greenness, greening, greenhorn, greened, greenbelt, greengrocer